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1931 Latvian Riga Cathedral referendum

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Field	Value
date
country	Latvia
yes	380,714
no	8,267
invalid	1,179
electorate	1,217,914

A referendum on the transfer of Riga Cathedral to the Lutheran Church was held in Latvia on 5 and 6 September 1931. Following a 1923 referendum the Lutheran Church had been forced to share the cathedral with the Roman Catholic Church. The referendum was passed by a large margin, and despite a voter turnout of only 32%, the government decided to proceed with the legislation. The outcome of the referendum led to an increase in the popularity of civic parties in the parliamentary elections in October.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	380,714	97.87
Against	8,267	2.13
Invalid/blank votes	1,179	–
Total	390,160	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,217,914	32.03
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=lv011931)

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Hiden, J (2004) ''Defender of minorities: Paul Schiemann, 1876-1944'', p92
Nohlen & Stöver, p1135

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